Saturday, January 03, 2015

MacGyver made Kistkas

So, I had a idea a while ago, and haven't had a chance till now to try it... But today I made a few kistkas out of the tips of an old pen and a broken automatic pencil.

I wanted to see if I could make this out of just stuff I had lying around, without spending any money. Having a well equipped work shop makes that easier, I don't know how much of this stuff the average person will have lying around.

So, first thing. I used the base of one of them to make the loop.
I made the first loop too small, but didn't get pics of the bigger loop.

then I superglued the tip to the loop (And tapped it hard on the table a few times to see if it would stay) and then drilled a hole at the end of the dowel and popped the tip in there

Ta Da!

Rince and repeat for the other.

Now, a couple of points. These tips are the solid metal tips. You can't use chrome plated plastic tips and expect anything good when you heat them up to melt the wax. I have no idea how the superglue is gonna behave when heated a few times. I might have to switch to something else if they fall off. But this cost me nothing, and took less than an hour to make, so I thought it was worth the try. I will update this when I have the chance to use them.